Ronaldo, Talisca's brace secured 5-0 win for Al Nassr over Al Adalah
Ronaldo's 11th league goal guided Al Nassr to beat Al Adalah by 5-0
38-year-old Cristiano Ronaldo returned to club Al Nassr on Tuesday night and continued his goal-scoring run where he left, scoring a double for Al Nassr to demolish a 15th-placed Al Adalah 5-0. The talisman Ronaldo’s previous tally of 9, brought him to 11 goals for the season in just 9 games for the side whereas Talisca's brace also helped him to extend his goal tally for the season with 16 goals.
Since Ronaldo joined the Saudi Arabian team, the Portuguese have not stopped scoring goals and breaking numbers game by game. In the duel against Al-Adalah, within the framework of matchday 22 of the Saudi Pro Series, he again converted a double and stretched his great moment.
Five-time Balon D'ore winner was once again the starter and at 40' into the first half he found himself with a perfect chance to break the score and avoid going to half-time. From a penalty, 'CR7′ broke out a powerful shot and made it 1-0. In the second half, Anderson Talisca made it 2-0 and at 66', Cristiano's other great manoeuvre arrived he overflowed on the left and unleashed a tremendous and very low left-foot shot to seal the 3-0 score for his team.
With that goal, the former Man Utd reached 11 goals in nine games in the Saudi League. In addition, he already has a total of 834 shouts in his career, a figure with which he is the top scorer in football history as per the records. In this way, Ronaldo demonstrates his validity at 38 years of age, something that has been criticized in recent times.
After this commitment, the action in the Saudi League will continue and the Al Nassr will play this weekend against Al Feiha. The match is scheduled for Sunday, April 9 at the Al Majma'ah Sports City Stadium.
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